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The fifth annual Purcellville Cabin Fever Film Festival, co-hosted by the Town of Purcellville Arts Council and the Franklin Park Visual and Performing Arts Center, kicks off Jan. 28-29 with a slate of 13 films that highlight Loudoun filmmakers. This festival highlights local tales and talent films, student productions, and vintage home movies, with emphasis on films…
Chuck Kuhn, owner of Purcellville Road, LLC (formerly known as Warner Brook), is holding a community briefing on a proposed annexation into the Town of Purcellville at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26 in the Library Study Center at Patrick Henry College located at 10 Patrick Henry Circle in Purcellville. The property, which is located in…
After his swearing in on Jan. 15, Gov. Glenn Youngkin gathered with his chosen cabinet and others at the historic governor’s office on the third floor of the Virginia Capitol building. “I am very excited that we are all together right now, going to work on Day One, in this office,” he said. Youngkin signed…
Governor Glenn Youngkin on Jan 15, signed nine Executive Orders and two Executive Directives at the Virginia State Capitol, acting on several of his Day One promises to Virginians. The actions include an executive order ending the use of inherently divisive concepts – including Critical Race Theory – in public education, an executive order affirming…
The Town of Middleburg Police Department was made aware of hate-filled flyers that were distributed throughout Western Loudoun County and the Town of Middleburg during the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 14. These flyers expressed sentiments that are hateful, vile, and not representative of the community values of Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, or our…
The Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced that Judge Brooks of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court entered a finding of delinquency (guilty) in the sexual assault cases having occurred in Loudoun County last year. The juvenile was found guilty of sexual battery, abduction and two counts of sodomy. The Honorable Judge Brooks received the testimony…
Planning Commissioners weigh traffic calming US 15 vs. building ‘de facto Outer Beltway’ By Laura Longley ‘It’s not perfunctory,” said Forest Hayes, chair of the Loudoun County Planning Commission, at its Nov. 30, 2021, meeting. “It’s a monumental responsibility to consider making changes to the body of work known as the Comprehensive Plan of 2019.”…
By Laura Longley It’s no surprise that when residents in western Loudoun get wind of a new winery or brewery coming to their residential neighborhood, they get concerned. Traffic, trespassing, and inebriated patrons getting behind the wheel as they try to navigate their way home through country roads are all realities. What also makes the…
Hot mic reveals the inner workings of Purcellville politics By Valerie Cury It is a cardinal rule of politics: Always assume the mic is on. An influential Town of Purcellville staff member and a well-known local developer must have missed that memo. In the hour and 27 minutes that followed a lengthy fall 2021 Planning…
On Dec. 28, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Leesburg Police Department’s Emergency Communications Center received a report that a 27-year-old female had been stabbed at the Leesburg Premium Outlets near suite 1173. The caller advised that the adult male suspect fled on foot, armed with a knife, towards the Sycamore Hill subdivision behind the Outlets.…